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The Great Bible 1539
| 103:1 | Of Dauid. Prayse the Lord, O my soule, and all that is wtin me prayse his holy name. |
| 103:2 | Prayse the Lorde, O my soule, and forget not all hys benefytes. |
| 103:3 | Whych forgeueth all thy synne, & healeth all thyn infirmities. |
| 103:4 | Which saueth thy lyfe from destruccyon, and crowneth the with mercy and louynge kyndnesse. |
| 103:5 | Whych satisfyeth thy mouth wyth good thynges, makyng the yonge and lusty as an Aegle. |
| 103:6 | The Lorde executeth ryghteousnesse and iudgment, for all them that are oppressed with wronge. |
| 103:7 | He shewed hys wayes vnto Moses, hys worckes vnto the chyldren of Israel. |
| 103:8 | The Lord is full of compassyon & mercy, longe sufferyng, and of great goodnesse. |
| 103:9 | He will not allwaye be chydynge, nether kepeth he his anger for euer. |
| 103:10 | He hath not dealt with vs after oure synnes, ner rewarded vs according to oure wyckednesses. |
| 103:11 | For loke how hye the heauen is in comparison of the earth, so greate is hys mercy also towarde them that feare him. |
| 103:12 | Loke how wyde also the east is from the west, so farre hath he set oure synnes from vs. |
| 103:13 | Yee like as a father pitieth his awne children, euen so is the Lorde mercyfull vnto them that feare him. |
| 103:14 | For he knoweth wherof we be made, he remembreth that we are but dust. |
| 103:15 | The dayes of man are but as grasse, for he florisheth as a floure of the felde. |
| 103:16 | For as soone as the wynde goeth ouer it, it is gone, and the place therof shall knowe it nomore. |
| 103:17 | But the mercyful goodnesse of the Lorde endureth for euer & euer, vpon them that feare him, & hys ryghteousnesse vpon chylders chyldren. |
| 103:18 | Euen vpon soch as kepe his couenaunt, & thincke vpon hys commaundementes to do them. |
| 103:19 | The Lord hath prepared hys seate in heauen, and kis kyngdome ruleth ouer all. |
| 103:20 | O prayse the Lorde ye angels of his, ye that excell in strength: ye that fulfyll his commaundement, & herken vnto the voyce of his wordes. |
| 103:21 | O prayse the Lord all ye his Hostes, ye seruauntes of his, that do his pleasure. |
| 103:22 | O speake good of the Lord all ye workes of his, in all places of his dominion: prayse thou the Lorde, O my soule. |
The Great Bible 1539
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell directed the clergy to provide "one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and read it."